Personal Goal Essay

Some people say that with dedication, persistence, and time people can accomplish any goal. Others say that people are limited in what they can accomplish and need to be realistic when setting goals.

In my future endeavors, I would like to pursue a master’s degree in nursing as an education specialist. This specialty of nursing is something that has always intrigued me and after working within the hospital setting I know this is where I aspire to be. I believe helping current and future nurses expand upon their knowledge would be very fulfilling for me.

The expectation that I hold for myself in life is success. I have many goals I wish to achieve in my future; however, the only obstacle in my way is hard work and myself. Of my many ambitions there are still many out of my reach, but of the ones achievable without too many years passing are the issues I’m considering and preparing for already. More than anything, I wish to graduate as Valedictorian of my class, be accepted into a college with a free-ride, and when I move to my new school for senior year I will still try to follow my dreams no matter the challenge. After high school, I plan to attend several challenging colleges some ideas are UT Martin or Vanderbilt. This education will allow me to live my life as I wish; with a high paying

My academic goal is to earn my Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Argosy University within 36 months and graduate with at least a 3.75 GPA by successfully completing two courses every session, effective September 8, 2016. This long term goal will be achieved by accomplishing various short term objectives such as achieving positive attendance/participation in each course while earning at least 90% on all my assignments. My motivation to reach this goal is provided by both intrinsic and extrinsic sources. I pride myself on setting an example for my children to follow. I put an emphasis on never losing interest in developing new skills and remaining relevant. Additionally, I look at earning my degree as a way to boost my confidence, which has been lacking since I left the workforce to provide full time care for my children. This inward stress I place upon myself is a positive force and my intrinsic motivation. My extrinsic motivation is provided by the prospect of career growth and increased compensation. In the military, once an enlisted member attains the rank of Chief (E-7), each consecutive advancement is more difficult. Being the recipient of an academic degree gives me a competitive edge for promoting through the

My educational goals for high school would be to get good grades mostly, and the reason that is one of my main goals is because with grades your acceptance rate is higher to get into a college. With a higher acceptance rate, you get more options of colleges to choose from you aren’t limited to a certain college. For my college goals, they are to get a master's in nursing. Why I want my masters in nursing is because a master gets a higher chance in being hired, because they would rather choose someone with a higher degree in that area of work. Also with a masters you have more knowledge and that is always a better thing when applying to a job.

To begin with, my goal is to become a better person as well as a better decision maker, but most importantly I plan to achieve success in returning to Ithaca college to pursue my education. I want to I have had a very difficult time being successful academically. At first when I was on academic warning due to my first semester poor performance I thought it was simply because I was not academically ready for college. However, after spending almost a year at home with my father I have come to realized my family complications affected me deeply.

After my grandmother passed away a couple of years ago, I knew that I wanted to honor her by completing my degree. She was my hero, my idol, in so many ways. She had her Master’s degree and had worked while raising children during a time when society frowned upon a working, educated mother. As a devout Christian who was very active in her church and her community, I know that she helped to guide me to make this decision and I am confident that it was the right one. Between the thought of her and my readying myself for the next step in my career, I finally feel the motivation necessary to complete this journey. Completion of my educational goals will give me such a sense of accomplishment in my adult

My goals in high school mostly include keeping a steady, high GPA that is a pretty high three, I hope to make new/more friends and to keep not having a missing assignment every school year. Once I graduate high school I plan on going to a good college though i'm not quite sure where yet. I dream of going into the medical field once I finish college, maybe a veterinarian or one of the many other kinds of doctors for both people and animals. I'm not sure yet about fulfilling a military or army based future, but it does fall under consideration. I have also though about not fighting in the military or army, but doctoring the men and women that do fight. Even though my career decisions are still undecided, I am positive that I will do the

I am a hardworking individual that strives to reach my goals to the best of my abilities. Hard work is a strength I have which inclines me to get my work done to my greatest capability. Leadership is also a great strength of mine, and I showcase this through leading by example and by motivating those that surround me. Throughout my time in HSB, I have had to work with meeting many deadlines, which I found to be difficult at times. However, my high ambitions motivate me to dedicate time and efforts to meet these deadlines, so that I will reach my ultimate goal of graduating the University of Calgary with a degree in Bachelor of Commerce.

In the past, I have volunteered with a variety of organizations such as Rebuild Joplin Head Start, as well as local nursing homes. Volunteering locally has allowed me to see and understand the prevalence of large-scale problems existing within my own community and has encouraged me to want to solve local issues as a route towards my career in nonprofit work. For instance, with the Cross-Generational Sharing program I worked to develop, the Nursing Home Law Center came out with a statistic stating that over 50% of senior nursing home residents do not have family support and may never have someone visit them. As a result, I wanted to provide the residents with a communication outlet they might enjoy, as well as encourage activities where students could build relationships with the residents. Seeing the smiles the smiles volunteers could bring to their lives showed me the difference one can make when bringing volunteers together and working towards a common goal.

As I continue my journey in my new chapter of life, I have set new goals and standards for college. My first goal is to achieve the standards for the Honor’s Program. To be in the Honor’s Program would be amazing; I am looking to achieve the challenges that the Honor’s Program have for me to face and I am looking at it for the benefits and having it on my diploma as an achievement I have completed. The second goal is to be the top student in my class with straight A’s, so I can be a Principle Scholar in college. The final goal for college is to have my graduation gown cover with cords with completion I have done in college. As I reach for the stars with my career I want to achieve everything possible. My ultimate goal is to be the director

One of the best ways to follow a successful path is to set goals for yourself. They are important to keep yourself on task and to get to a desired point of self fulfillment. The issue can be how to achieve goals in a successful manner. The issue is "Although people may desire or intend to attain some outcome, they are not committed to that as a goal until they are willing to invest affect, cognition, and behavior in attaining it" (Traci Mann, 2013). This is why it is important to have a set path on how to accomplish important goals. I have chosen three goals that I want to accomplish to demonstrate a Process known as SMART, to help accomplish them. There goals are that I want to finally earn a college degree(personal), I want to make it

What motivates me most about obtaining my degree is the pride of accomplishment I will finally feel. I’m also motivated by the example and precedent I will set for my son, I can now be an example and not just a cliché. I can also finally admit that showing others that believed in me for so long that they weren’t wrong about me and lastly the fear of going after certain positions because that either want a certain level experience or a college degree will no longer seem impossible to obtain.

As a child and even as a teenager one tends to make dreams and set goals for life. On occasion these goals are far stretched and sometimes even fairy-tale like, we tend to see life through a rose-colored glass, not taking into account the many sidetracks life throws our way. At that stage in life our goals tend to be less focused and somewhat unreachable. However, the process of growing up, or maturing, tends organized and center our goals, we learn to make compromises and set goals for our goals. There are different types of goals, short term and long term. I have learned to separate the many goals I have into three main categories: family, professional and personal.

As most of my peers, I have been asking myself a question, what do I want out of my life? This question bothers many people, and not only the college students who are trying to figure out the path that will lead them to the comfortable life. One might ask, what is that comfort that we all are striving for? Is it a state of mind or is it some unknown world that we are so eager to enter. It varies from person to person; there are several aspects, such the way were raised, making, of our lives that could influence a person and the future decisions that we’ll make.